Pinan sono ni
Name
Romaji: Pinan sono ni
Japanese: 平安その二 / 平安二段
Meaning: Second Pinan form. Pinan (平安), the Okinawan reading of the characters, conveys peace, calm, safety or serenity. Here calm means controlled readiness, not passivity. Sono ni identifies the second form. See Pinan for the shared name, history and place in Kyokushin.
Introduction
Pinan sono ni follows Pinan sono ichi. It combines simultaneous high and middle blocks, tettsui transitions, side kick and uraken, circular shuto, open-hand control and nukite, slow lifting blocks, front kicks with counters and diagonal closing techniques. Coordination and controlled stance changes matter more than speed.
Place in the system
Group: Pinan. Level: Foundation / intermediate.
Pinan sono ni follows Pinan sono ichi. It combines simultaneous high and middle blocks, tettsui transitions, side kick and uraken, circular shuto, open-hand control and nukite, slow lifting blocks, front kicks with counters and diagonal closing techniques. Coordination and controlled stance changes matter more than speed.
Technical profile
The technical character combines the stances and techniques below with changes of direction, coordinated hips and hikite, breathing, rhythm, kime and zanshin. The teaching sequence has 20 main counts.
Kiai: counts 8 and 20 in this sequence. If the local dojo uses other points, follow that standard consistently.
Embusen and technical diagram
Diagram unavailable: The embusen diagram described in the source is absent from this edition. Follow the directions and movement sequence in the text.
Follow the side and main lines, shuto sections, 270° turns and closing diagonals across 20 counts. Check each stance change, the pivot foot, kick direction, recovery and final position. Gaze leads the completed technique; avoid adjustment steps. Directions do not by themselves explain hand coordination, hips or breathing.
Stances
Kokutsu-dachi: rear-weighted stability in opening double blocks and shuto. Kiba-dachi: a definite laterally stable stance after tettsui, not a narrow passing step. Tsuruashi-dachi: controlled balance before and after the side kick, not a rushed transition. Zenkutsu-dachi: forward structure for attacks, blocks and combinations, with a stable front knee.
Principal techniques
- Uchi uke / Jōdan uke: simultaneous middle- and upper-line control.
- Tettsui hizō uchi: short control or strike to the body’s side; Tettsui jōdan yoko uchi: high side strike after changing direction. Link both to the hips and the Kokutsu-to-Kiba transition.
- Jōdan yoko geri / Uraken jōdan yoko uchi: coordinated kick and arm technique to the side, with clear recovery.
- Shutō mawashi uke: circular block, control or repositioning in Kokutsu-dachi.
- Osae uke / Chūdan yonhon nukite: downward control followed by a straight thrust through the opened line, as one connected sequence.
- Haitō uke / Seiken uchi uke, also described through the Sukui uke principle: slow lifting, deflecting or controlling action; preserve its distinct path and body structure.
- Jōdan mae geri / Chūdan gyaku tsuki: front kick, retraction and direct opposite-hand counter with centred hip action.
- Morote uchi uke: reinforced middle block with a functional supporting hand.
- Gedan barai, Jōdan yonhon nukite and Jōdan uke: low control, high diagonal thrust and upper defence on changing attack lines.
Start and finish
Begin in Fudō-dachi, facing shinden. After announcing Pinan sono ni, perform the slow yoi movement into Heikō-dachi according to the dojo standard. In mugōrei, perform without ongoing counts after hajime. Only the 20 main counts are numbered; start, yoi, naore and yasume are separate.
At naore, bring the left foot back to Fudō-dachi according to the dojo standard. At yasume, return to the resting position.
Movement sequence
The following teaching sequence supports practice and revision according to the selected Galaz Dojo/modern Kyokushin standard; it does not replace dojo instruction.
| No. | Direction | Stance | Technique | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turn 90° left | Hidari kokutsu-dachi | Hidari uchi uke / migi jōdan uke | Turn anticlockwise and perform the blocks simultaneously after preparing through waki no kamae. |
| 2 | Same direction / lateral transition | Hidari kokutsu-dachi → kiba-dachi | Migi tettsui hizō uchi / hidari tettsui jōdan yoko uchi | Mark the action with right tettsui hizō uchi, then slide into Kiba-dachi and strike hidari tettsui jōdan yoko uchi. |
| 3 | Turn 180° right | Migi kokutsu-dachi | Migi uchi uke / hidari jōdan uke | Retract the right leg and turn clockwise to the opposite direction. Perform the blocks simultaneously. |
| 4 | Same direction / lateral transition | Migi kokutsu-dachi → kiba-dachi | Hidari tettsui hizō uchi / migi tettsui jōdan yoko uchi | Mark the action with left tettsui hizō uchi, then slide into Kiba-dachi and strike migi tettsui jōdan yoko uchi. |
| 5 | Turn onto the main line | Tsuruashi-dachi → hidari kokutsu-dachi | Migi jōdan yoko geri / migi uraken jōdan yoko uchi / hidari shutō mawashi uke | Turn into Tsuruashi-dachi, perform yoko geri and uraken on the right, set the foot down and turn into hidari kokutsu-dachi with shutō mawashi uke. |
| 6 | Forwards | Migi kokutsu-dachi | Migi shutō mawashi uke | Advance with a stable rear-weighted structure. |
| 7 | Forwards | Hidari kokutsu-dachi | Hidari shutō mawashi uke | Continue forwards without losing height, direction or control. |
| 8 | Forwards | Migi zenkutsu-dachi | Hidari osae uke / migi chūdan yonhon nukite, kiai | Enter Zenkutsu-dachi, control with osae uke and thrust with yonhon nukite. Finish with kiai. |
| 9 | Turn 90° left | Hidari kokutsu-dachi | Hidari shutō mawashi uke | Turn anticlockwise into Kokutsu-dachi. |
| 10 | Diagonally forwards right | Migi kokutsu-dachi | Migi shutō mawashi uke | Move migi mae naname 45° and perform shutō mawashi uke. |
| 11 | Turn 135° right | Migi kokutsu-dachi | Migi shutō mawashi uke | Turn clockwise to a new direction, retaining rear-weighted stability. |
| 12 | Diagonally forwards left | Hidari kokutsu-dachi | Hidari shutō mawashi uke | Move hidari mae naname 45° and perform shutō mawashi uke. |
| 13 | 45° left | Hidari zenkutsu-dachi | Migi haitō uke → migi seiken uchi uke / sukui uke-princip | Move the left foot 45° anticlockwise. Perform the upward-sweeping block sequence slowly and under control. |
| 14 | Forwards | Migi zenkutsu-dachi | Migi jōdan mae geri / hidari chūdan gyaku tsuki | Kick jōdan mae geri, set down in Migi zenkutsu-dachi and punch hidari chūdan gyaku tsuki. |
| 15 | Forwards | Hidari zenkutsu-dachi | Hidari seiken uchi uke / sukui uke-princip → hidari jōdan mae geri / chūdan gyaku tsuki | Perform the block sequence slowly, kick jōdan mae geri and finish with chūdan gyaku tsuki according to dojo standard. |
| 16 | Forwards | Migi zenkutsu-dachi | Migi morote uchi uke | Advance into Migi zenkutsu-dachi and perform reinforced uchi uke with a clear supporting hand. |
| 17 | Turn 270° left | Hidari zenkutsu-dachi | Hidari gedan barai | Turn anticlockwise into Hidari zenkutsu-dachi and block low. |
| 18 | 45° diagonally right | Hidari zenkutsu-dachi → migi zenkutsu-dachi | Hidari jōdan yonhon nukite / migi jōdan uke | Thrust left yonhon nukite diagonally, then move into Migi zenkutsu-dachi and block jōdan uke. |
| 19 | Turn 135° right | Migi zenkutsu-dachi | Migi gedan barai | Turn clockwise right and block low. |
| 20 | 45° diagonally left | Migi zenkutsu-dachi → hidari zenkutsu-dachi | Migi jōdan yonhon nukite / hidari jōdan uke, kiai | Thrust right yonhon nukite diagonally, then move into Hidari zenkutsu-dachi and block jōdan uke with kiai. |
Breathing, rhythm and kiai
Use natural, controlled breathing and exhale with the technique. Breathing supports kime without making the body rigid. Distinguish the technical groups below: preparation, turns, blocks, attacks and transitions must not become a uniform race. Maintain zanshin between them.
Kiai: counts 8 and 20 in this sequence. If the local dojo uses other points, follow that standard consistently.
Technical key points
Synchronise the opening two-level defence. Make tettsui short and hip-driven; establish Kiba-dachi. Set Tsuruashi-dachi before coordinating yoko geri and uraken. Keep shuto rear-weighted, Osae uke and nukite connected, and the Haitō/Sukui passage slow. Retract each front kick before placing Zenkutsu-dachi and countering. Give Morote uchi uke its supporting hand. Distinguish all these rhythms and the final low/high diagonal work.
Common errors
Common errors include unsynchronised double blocks, arm-only tettsui, unstable Kiba- or Tsuruashi-dachi, uncoordinated yoko geri/uraken, forward collapse in shuto, disconnected Osae/nukite, hurried lifting blocks, unretracted kicks, off-centre gyaku tsuki, a decorative Morote support hand, unclear diagonals, extra steps and lost zanshin.
Bunkai and application
Use the functions described under Principal techniques as simple applications, linking stance, direction, distance, defence and counterattack. Practise with a partner under control, at a complexity appropriate to this kata.
- Uchi uke / Jōdan uke: simultaneous middle- and upper-line control.
- Tettsui hizō uchi: short control or strike to the body’s side; Tettsui jōdan yoko uchi: high side strike after changing direction. Link both to the hips and the Kokutsu-to-Kiba transition.
- Jōdan yoko geri / Uraken jōdan yoko uchi: coordinated kick and arm technique to the side, with clear recovery.
- Shutō mawashi uke: circular block, control or repositioning in Kokutsu-dachi.
- Osae uke / Chūdan yonhon nukite: downward control followed by a straight thrust through the opened line, as one connected sequence.
- Haitō uke / Seiken uchi uke, also described through the Sukui uke principle: slow lifting, deflecting or controlling action; preserve its distinct path and body structure.
- Jōdan mae geri / Chūdan gyaku tsuki: front kick, retraction and direct opposite-hand counter with centred hip action.
- Morote uchi uke: reinforced middle block with a functional supporting hand.
- Gedan barai, Jōdan yonhon nukite and Jōdan uke: low control, high diagonal thrust and upper defence on changing attack lines.
Training method
- Review Pinan sono ichi.
- Learn slowly without force.
- Divide the kata into sections.
- Practise opening double blocks and tettsui transitions.
- Establish Kiba-dachi.
- Practise Tsuruashi-dachi, yoko geri and uraken.
- Practise shuto in Kokutsu-dachi.
- Connect Osae uke and Chūdan yonhon nukite.
- Practise the slow Haitō/Sukui passage.
- Practise Jōdan mae geri and Chūdan gyaku tsuki with kick retraction.
- Practise Morote uchi uke.
- Isolate 270° turns and closing diagonals.
- Add breathing, rhythm, kime and kiai.
- Perform without counting, maintaining zanshin.
- Practise simple partner bunkai, then return to the kata.